Community Chat

[SilleeMee]

Your privacy settings are important. Make sure to read about the settings, how to adjust them for your security and what the settings actually mean as far as how they can affect your privacy. Keep informed with changes to FB policies regarding privacy settings. 

[Moonchilde]

@bootsanne, you control 98% of what is on your FB page and who can see it; the hysterics either don't know how to do that, or just enjoy freaking others out for lolz.

You don't have to use a photo of yourself. I take horrible pics, so although I rotate a few of me, 90% of the avatar photos I use are of other things or places. You don't even have to use your real name (though it has to look like it might be a real name) - but if you're trying to connect with others I'd suggest you do use your real name, and/or include your maiden name if you're married - otherwise if anyone is looking for you, or trying to verify you're who they think you are, a fake name is pointless.

You don't have to fill in any of the birthdate, hometown, etc. things if you don't want to - or you can fill out some of them, and make most of or all of your settings private.

I would suggest, if possible, that you get someone who knows what they're doing to help you set it up.

In general, restrict every permission you can to "Friends Only" - that insures that what you post on your own page is seen only by those you Friend, not the general public.

[Big Sister]

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@Catiele wrote:

I just know it isn't for me. Friends are on and want me to join. They like it. For me it is TMI.

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Yep, what @Catiele just said.  It's not for me.

[StylishLady]

I quit Facebook. Too many ads, too much political BS. I'll e-mail or Skype friends and family if I want to chat and send photos.

[Mistreatedbycs]

I quit FB too.

Too controlled as to what the news is.   Strange people appearing as possible friends (there was a guy pointing a gun at me) and no he was not a friend of someone else's friend.

Don't want people to know anything.

[Shanus]

@StylishLady. Not a real "techie". Can't even figure out yet  how to post on here the comment I'm referring to and then post my reply or how folks put on pics of their pets, greeting cards, moving objects, etc.

I digress. Oh, FB. I was on about 10 yrs. ago. Hubby set me up, put on all my privacy whatevers....I stayed on for 2 yrs. My life seemed so mundane when I read about friends' cruises, parties, the hundreds of acquaintances each one had. I found I had nothing much to add to their extravagant ways of life. It could have all been BS, no way too know. I started getting depressed. It was time to give it up. I've heard now it's a lot of political humor, etc. Don't miss it at all until someone says "Follow me on my Facebook page"....

[Shanus]

@gidgetgh. I think what I didn't like about FB was that people could "find"me. It felt like an invasion of my privacy...old friend or not. I had 4th cousins I'd never heard of contacting me through a friend of a friend they met 40 yrs. ago at college & "tracked me down". I felt like I was being stalked. With all the hacking going on, I'll keep my info private.

[patbz]

I'm 73 and I love Facebook (been on it for 10 years).  I have lived all over the world (as has DH) and find this is a terrific way to reconnect with H.S., college, work associates as well as old boyfriends (yes), and relatives.  I usually have about 130 contacts (I know them all) and we share photos, recipes, etc but not much politically.  I strongly suggest you include your full name, including maiden, and a picture (so if someone is looking for you, and especially if you have a common name, they have something to go on).  I've learned of a lot of births and deaths and even of the impending birth of my first grandson.

[happycat]

I am on fb, and an old friend sent me a friend request, which I accepted. The first thing I see of hers, is an extremely homophobic post. Which was hateful, judgemental and unchristian. Got me thinking of the good people I have known over the years, who that post would apply to. I unfriended her.

It is a free country. But, there sure seems to be a lot people who post on fb, things they might not have the guts to say out in the REAL WORLD....to real people face to face.

I am on fb at the moment, but not sure how long its gonna last.